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Medication phobia can be triggered by unpleasant adverse reactions to medications which are sometimes prescribed inappropriately or at excessive doses. Lack of awareness of the patient's predisposition to adverse effects (e.g. anxious patients and the elderly) and failure to attribute the adverse effects to the drug serves to compound the phobia.
Some men need medication for ED, but don’t want to ask for a prescription. Some men take Viagra off-label because they lack confidence or want to avoid professional treatment.
A drug holiday (sometimes also called a drug vacation, medication vacation, structured treatment interruption, tolerance break, treatment break or strategic treatment interruption) is when a patient stops taking a medication(s) for a period of time; anywhere from a few days to many months or even years if the doctor or medical provider feels it is best for the patient.
Medication discontinuation is the ceasing of a medication treatment for a patient by either the clinician or the patient themself. [1] [2] When initiated by the clinician, it is known as deprescribing. [3] Medication discontinuation is an important medical practice that may be motivated by a number of reasons: [4] [3] Reducing polypharmacy
Alongside a photo cradling her newborn son against her chest in the hospital, Johnson wrote, “Long story short during my comeback in 2010 I was prescribed adderall to ‘curb my appetite and ...
“Metformin is a prescription medication, and one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world,” Dr. Cutler says. Alan agrees. “It is cheap, with a generally favorable side effect ...
Drug intolerance or drug sensitivity refers to an inability to tolerate the adverse effects of a medication, generally at therapeutic or subtherapeutic doses. Conversely, a patient is said to be "tolerating" a drug when they can tolerate its adverse effects.
The medications also seem to turn down the volume of “food noise,” or intrusive thoughts about eating, including cravings and preoccupation with trying to control portions and make healthy ...